Make time to sew, Dahling!!!

Simplicity 3786

Happy Independence Day to all those celebrating it tthis week! May your holiday be filled with barbeque, boating, and BOOM! I’ve been sewing and knitting as much as the Summer allows, and I finally made a top that had been on my mind to make as soon as I saw the Spring 2010 CAbi line:

Silky Tunic, CAbi Spring 2010

I saw someone wearing it the other day, and it’s still gorgeous to me. I knew I had some Liberty fabric in my stash, and Simplicity 3786 would do nicely:

This version has a mandarin collar, v neck with pintucks on either side, princess seaming in the front, and some ruching at the back waist: And, no buttons!

The armholes are bound with white linen bias:

This Liberty fabric has been sitting in my stash for more than 10 years. I didn’t use it for so long because it was so expensive. Why do I do that?

This pattern is several years old, but this version is super easy to sew up, so I highly recommend getting this one if you haven’t already.

I liked this top so much, I went and bought coordinating yarn for a cardigan so that this can be worn multiple seasons: